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Confederacy Point Lookout (Camp Hoffman)
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Lot No:2505
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Confederacy, Point Lookout (Camp Hoffman), prisoner cover from Private James C. Zimmerman to his wife in Bethania, N.C., bearing U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose and C.S.A. 1863, 10¢ blue, four large margins with rich color, both tied by target cancel duplexed with "Point Lookout, Md., Nov 16 '62" cds and "Richmond, Va, Nov 27" cds, large "Approved, J.A. Patterson, Capt. & P. Marshall, Point Lookout, Md." type I examiner's oval handstamp, prisoner endorsement at left, with original enclosure datelined "Point Lookout, Md., Nov the 12th 1863"; some minor soiling, stamp faults including 3¢ with pre-use tear, Very Fine and choice, ex Dietz. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. The letter from Private James C. Zimmerman of Company D of the 57th Regiment, North Carolina, mentions that the entire company is at Point Lookout except for three that includes one who was killed. He mentions they were captured on the 7th of November near Brandy Station. This letter was written only five days later. $0 (Image)



Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00


Closed..Mar-12-2014, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100


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